North Sea oil news
NPD projects 8 billion standard cubic metres of oil left to produce on Norwegian continental shelf
Of the remaining resources on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, 4.2 billion sm3 o.e, or 52%, are proven. Unproven resources are estimated at 3.8 billion sm3 o.e.
Aker Solutions to electrify Equinor’s Troll B and C platforms
The modifications to the Troll B and C platforms offshore Norway will include installation of equipment for receiving electrical power from shore via cable.
Strike action in Norwegian North Sea called off
Production operations at the Johan Sverdrup field and Mongstad terminal will continue as normal.
Repsol Sinopec, TechnipFMC and Petrofac form alliance to maximise recovery of North Sea reserves
The partnership will offer the owners of oil and gas discoveries near Repsol Sinopec’s existing North Sea infrastructure hubs an integrated, technically robust and commercially flexible solution to meet their near to mid-term development objectives.
Vysus Group awarded risk consulting contract by Norway's PSA
Norway’s authority on petroleum safety has awarded a contract to Vysus Group for risk consulting services.
Siemens Energy delivers energy storage solution for Maersk Drilling jack-up drilling rigs
The Maersk Intrepid and Maersk Integrator jack-up rigs were retrofitted with Siemens Energy’s BlueVault lithium-ion energy storage system.
Maersk Drilling and Equinor agree one-well extension for low-emission rig
Equinor has added development drilling of one additional well at the Martin Linge field offshore Norway to the work scope of the Maersk Intrepid.
OPEX extends data analytics partnership with Dana Petroleum
As Dana’s data analytics partner, OPEX will be applying its X-PAS analytics platform across the firm’s Triton and Western Isles FPSO assets.
Equinor and partners discover oil near Troll field
Recoverable resources at the Røver North discovery are estimated at between 7 and 11 million m3 of oil equivalent, corresponding to 44 – 69 million boe.
Deloitte and OGUK report urges offshore industry to ‘reimagine’ its business and models to maximise energy transition opportunities
Improving commercial models which support cost reduction whilst incentivising the supply chain could re-energise collaborative culture, according to the findings of the annual Deloitte and OGUK Collaboration Report.